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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk
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Recent Examples of amass
The first instalment of the Bound By… franchise, Bound By Honor, has amassed more than 400 million views on ReelShort.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 May 2026
In a social media video, which has amassed nearly 300,000 views, Johnston calls Beaufort's Fillin' Station, located at 57 Sea Island Parkway, one of her favorite dive bars in the world.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
No one elected Elon Musk, who has amassed a lot of power in markets, media and even the government.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Once one or more candidates amass that level of support, their names can be put on the ballot to run against Starmer, in a contest voted on by Labour Party members.
—Isa Soares, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 May 2026
In a social media video, which has amassed nearly 300,000 views, Johnston calls Beaufort's Fillin' Station, located at 57 Sea Island Parkway, one of her favorite dive bars in the world.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
No one elected Elon Musk, who has amassed a lot of power in markets, media and even the government.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Once one or more candidates amass that level of support, their names can be put on the ballot to run against Starmer, in a contest voted on by Labour Party members.
—Isa Soares, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
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One trust would collect money from the church, parishes, schools and insurance settlements to compensate survivors, while the second trust would manage litigation and insurance claims against insurers that did not settle.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2026
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If retirement is on your mind, check out the stories—including one from a few weeks ago about my mom’s own struggle to collect Social Security benefits after my dad died.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Scientists have long believed that CSF helps flush out cellular waste that, if left to accumulate, is linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, according to Drew.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Before the team’s departure, the staff gathered for a final walk-through.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Focused on assembling a slate built around creators with loyal digital audiences, its partnership with McBride fits squarely within a digital-first model, which uses YouTube to build audience and IP while scaling to theatrical releases and streaming.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Kevin Scott, Microsoft's technology chief, testified that the first supercomputer his company built with OpenAI years ago took about six months, assembling together 10,000 graphics processing units that occupied a big chunk of a data center.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Colorado got on the board via a power play goal later in the second, garnering some controversy.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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The article pointed out that many of her colleagues are multi-millionaires, and her anti-capitalist view that has garnered attention could show faults in her philosophy.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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